"Yes, this servant will go do it now."
Eunuch Li followed the order, and as the Emperor thought it over, he felt it wasn't sufficient and called him back, "Also bestow the South Sea Night Pearl on Lady Shen."
"Yes." Eunuch Li took the command, carrying many gifts to the Hehuan Hall.
The Emperor continued to pace in the Imperial Study Room, sighing, "What a mess! The Empress will not let this go once she learns of it, knowing her temper."
The mere thought of the Empress gave the Emperor a headache.
He suddenly stopped walking and ordered, "When the Empress returns, tell her that I am ill."
The young eunuch nodded respectfully: "This servant shall obey."
*
Xiao Jinyan had been awake for some time, but seeing the person in his arms sleeping so soundly, he did not want to get up.
Perhaps it was the long separation, he wanted to stay with her just a little longer.
She seemed no different from when he left, except perhaps for her belly, which got in the way when he held her.
